# Incident 19990401019319I: Snias AS350B2, Beaumont Port A, TX, April 1, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1999, 16:26 local time
- Place: Beaumont Port A, TX
- Airport: Jefferson County Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Aircraft: N6095S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,828 total, 2,752 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990401019319I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED LOSS OF THE TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PILOT EXECUTED A RUN-ON LANDING ON A HARD SURFACE RUNWAY WITHOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  SUBSEQUENT EVALUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE TAIL ROTOR PITCH CHANGE SPIDER BEARING HAD APPARENTLY SEIZED AND SEVERED THE PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM.  THE TAIL ROTOR PITCH CHANGE SPIDER ASSEMBLY WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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